Operations and Supply Administrator in Farnham

Could you be our new Operations and Supply Administrator?

Are you looking for a varied and busy role working within a close knit team?

Do you enjoy stock planning and have a passion for supply chain?

Reporting directly into the Operations Manager, this is an exciting cross functional role working in partnership with a number of both Card Connection and UKG departments and teams.

You will manage seasonal demand, co-ordinating and delivering all required seasonal product to the franchisee network in a timely fashion.

You will closely monitor seasonal stock levels, place production as required and work with UKG to ensure the smooth progress of production from the point of order to finished product. In addition, through collaboration with the creative department you will prepare seasonal documentation including the seasonal calendars prior to each seasonal launch. This includes generating UKG & CC product codes within exchequer to enable ordering of product via CC orders and also tracking and monitoring of incoming orders to ensure deadlines are met.

Other duties include:

• Maintain seasonal ordering reports to present to the Operations manager for final sign off. Place print and other purchase orders with UKG and other suppliers to agreed production lead times.
• Own the end-to-end production of all seasonal FDU packs in collaboration with franchisees and other relevant departments.
• General Operations and Supply Admin Duties including:

• Answer the telephone promptly and deal with queries in an efficient and friendly manner.
• Deal with any delivery issues arising from problems with daily Parcelforce deliveries via liaison with PF and the franchisee
• To oversee, coordinate and send out all POS requirements to the franchisee network.
• In collaboration with the Operations manager, brief, negotiate, and order all POS required for Everyday, Seasonal and celebrations whist maintaining budget spend.
• Support and help oversee any potential POS material requirements to support any retail price changes and help manage delivery of solution to the franchisee network.
• Investigate collaboration opportunities with UKG colleagues on available POS items to provide best value solutions to help reduce/control cost where possible.

Card Connection is the market leader in the franchised distribution of greeting cards and operates a Franchise Network which covers the UK and Ireland. We supply over 12,000 outlets, mainly in convenience, from independent retailers through to major National Accounts such as Spar, BP (M&S Simply Food), Budgens, WH Smith (Motorway), Shell, BWG Spar in Ireland and C.J. Lang’s Spar in Scotland.

Established in 1992, we are part of UK Greetings Ltd, the British subsidiary of one of the world’s largest greeting card companies, American Greetings Inc. We provide unrivalled service to the retailer, and have been described as one of the best run franchisees in the UK. We invest in people and are proud of our reputation as a caring and professional franchisor and employer.

We take pride in being an inclusive and diverse employer - we are dedicated and committed to building a culture where difference is valued and everyone is able to fulfil their potential at work regardless of their background.

So if you feel like the role ticks all of the right boxes and you would love to be part of a talented team, you’re in the right place!

Among the great benefits of working at Card Connection are:

• Employee Benefits Platform
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Leadership Development Programmes at various levels
• Pension Scheme
• Online Doctor and Employee Assistant Programme
• Employee Recognition Scheme